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“We have the greatest concentration of hard-rock underground mining expertise in the world. All of this, as transportation and industry shifts from fossil fuels to battery-electric technologies that require nickel, copper, cobalt and lithium – all extracted from within our city and Northern Ontario.” Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger.
Sudbury has a bright future, according to the city’s mayor. During his fifth state of the city address Thursday, Brian Bigger praised the city he calls home and said others are starting to take note of local attributes.
“As the saying goes, ‘It’s all about the economy.’ But I say it’s all about the people. Cities and industries of the future are being built around expertise,” Bigger told a packed Caruso Club. “We have the greatest concentration of hard-rock underground mining expertise in the world.
All of this, as transportation and industry shifts from fossil fuels to battery-electric technologies that require nickel, copper, cobalt and lithium – all extracted from within our city and Northern Ontario.”
The mayor said Sudbury has been recognized as one of the most welcoming cities in rural and northern Ontario for immigrants, and he commended the workforce development strategy. But he said there was lots of work involved.
“When I first became mayor in 2014 our economy was sitting above a six per cent unemployment rate,” he said. “In fact, we peaked at about 8.6 per cent in May 2016. It was a challenging time for our community.” The city, however, “found a way and came out on top,” said the mayor, adding it took a community effort to get there.
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